OUTJO – Kunene governor Vipuakuje Muharukua aims to tackle youth unemployment in the region by developing a database of unemployed youth who can easily be contacted for job opportunities. He said this during a meeting held at the Etoshapoort Community Hall in Outjo recently.“We are fortunately developing a database to capture the information of the...
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India justifies attack on Pakistan
NEW DELHI – India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh said yesterday that missile strikes against Pakistan were a “carefully-planned” operation that exercised New Delhi’s “right to respond”.India’s military said the strikes destroyed “nine terrorist camps” belonging to those it blames for an attack last month in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people. Pakistan said 21 civilians...
Palestinian PM urges halt to ‘deliberate humanitarian crime’
RAMALLAH – Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Mustafa appealed to the international community yesterday to put a stop to the “deliberate humanitarian crime” of famine, which he said was being perpetrated in Gaza.“We appeal to the conscience of humanity. Do not let the children of Gaza starve to death. Do not allow food and water to...
Race for northeast league title heats up
OPUWO – The battle for the Northeast First Division Football League title and promotion to the Premier League remains intense, with the top four teams locked in a fierce race for the championship. With five matches remaining before the season concludes, Rundu Chiefs, United Stars, KK United and Chiefs Santos are all in contention for...
Oshana otashi ka tulwa oufano
Auleria Wakudumo Kakukutu kopolifi Inspector General Joseph Shikongo okwa holola kutya opolifi otai ka tula oufano momapandaanda moshitukulwa shaShana okukondjifa oimbuluma. Shikongo eshi okwe shi holola pefimbo ta kundafana oyeetifi yoimbuluma novakwashiwana vomomukunda Adolf moshitukulwa shaShana. Kakukutu kopolifi okwa ti oufano otava ka tulwa mOndangwa, Oshakati osho yo mOngwediva okushunifa oimbuluma pedu. “Otwa hala oshiwana...
Omafiya nominghaka a kufwa ko kelelo laShakati
Auleria Wakudumo Omulumehu weedula 31 okwa holola kutya okwa fiwa pomutenya kelelo lodoolopa yaShakati eshi la kwata ko nokukufa ko omafiya aye ohaasa, oo ha longifa okuyofa ominghaka naikwao mepandaanda opo a mone oyuuyemo. Kanghameni Simon okwa holola kutya elelo lodoolopa yaShakati ola kwata ko omafiya oo haa longele keehaasa e li ahamano, atatu...
OpenAI abandons plan to become for-profit company
SAN FRANCISCO – OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday said the company behind ChatGPT would continue to be run as a non-profit, as it abandoned a highly-contested plan to turn into a for-profit organisation.The issue had become a serious point of contention for the artificial intelligence trailblazer, with major investors demanding the change to better...
Opinion – Celebrating the Portuguese language in Namibia
On 5 Mayeach year, the Lusophone communities around the world commemorate the World Portuguese Language Day, proclaimed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) in 2019. On this date, we celebrate cultures, literatures and artistic expressions that make up the pluricentric and diverse lusophone world. We also highlight the dynamism...
A survivor’s harrowing experience … we evaded crocodiles to survive Cassinga – Selma Simon
Eba Kandovazu At 18 years, Selma Simon, now 65, witnessed the brutal killing of her family, friends and comrades in cold blood. It is an experience that has traumatised her for life. For Simon and hundreds of others, 4 May 1978 began as just another morning at an exile camp in Cassinga, southern Angola. The...
‘I’m no political chameleon’ – Kauandenge
Lahja Nashuuta Like him or hate him, Joseph Kauandenge has cemented himself as an omnipresent figure in contemporary Namibian politics. He is not going anywhere anytime soon, either. He surprised the nation on Monday by unveiling the Association for Localised Interests (Asoli), weeks after denying any ties to it. It is a newly-registered political movement,...









